On Thursday it was revealed that the US federal government, via its Federal Trade Commission, was going to start an investigation to see if Internet company Google was violating antitrust laws. Today, Google responded to...

Google is about to be hit with a big antitrust investigation by the federal government that centers on its Internet ad division. According to a story at the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission...

Think that uploading those drunken photos from the recent party to Facebook are a good idea? Think again. It appears that the Federal Trade Commission is now allowed to keep anything you posted publicly to...

The required government approval process for Microsoft to acquire Skype passed a major hurdle today. Reuters reports that the Federal Trade Commission has given its approval for the deal to go through. This means that...

Back in July of 2010, Google announced its plans to purchase ITA software for $700 million dollars. The company provides flight data to airlines, travel agencies, and other travel related systems, and Google hoped to...

Google has quickly grown into a massive force in the Internet landscape. Its search engine dominates the landscape and other Google products are making inroads in ways that the government feels may potentially be anti-competative.
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According to a press release by the Federal Trade Commission, the investigation into Google's acquisition of AdMob has been dropped in a five to nothing vote. AdMob is one of the world's largest mobile advertising...

US regulators are to crack down on bloggers who fail to disclose money or gifts received from companies when reviewing their products. In the new policy from the Federal Trade Commission, offending bloggers could eventually...